cm0002@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 days agoWhat are some lesser known (so no Walmart, Nestle, Amazon etc) shitty, ethically bankrupt, evil companies?message-squaremessage-square167fedilinkarrow-up1332
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minus-squareSnot FlickermanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 days agoAh the old terminator seeds. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_use_restriction_technology In a similar vein: https://www.reuters.com/article/world/pepsico-sues-four-indian-farmers-for-using-its-patented-lays-potatoes-idUSKCN1S21E8/ There’s at least a chance that PepsiCo’s patented potatoes had gotten into the worldwide supply on accident and it really was no fault of these farmers for growing patented food. Also similarly, varieties of apples are also patented.
Ah the old terminator seeds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_use_restriction_technology
In a similar vein:
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/pepsico-sues-four-indian-farmers-for-using-its-patented-lays-potatoes-idUSKCN1S21E8/
There’s at least a chance that PepsiCo’s patented potatoes had gotten into the worldwide supply on accident and it really was no fault of these farmers for growing patented food.
Also similarly, varieties of apples are also patented.